1January 1786 (Washington Papers)
Sunday 1st. Thermometer at 36 in the Morng. at Noon and at Night. Lowering day, with but little Wind, and that Easterly. Lund Washington and Wife dined here & returned in the Afternoon. Mr. Shaw went up to Alexandria and stayed all Night. Monday 2d. Thermometer at 34 in the Morng. 35 at Noon and 35 at Night. Heavy lowering Morning with the wind at East. About 9 Oclock it began to rain and...
2February 1786 (Washington Papers)
Wednesday first. Thermometer at in the Morng.— at Noon and at Night. Ground very hard froze, Wind Eastwardly in the Morning, and So. Et. the remaining part of the day; but clear, & tolerably pleasant notwithstanding. Not being able to leave here yesterday (as I intended) for the appointed meeting of the Directors of the Potomack Navigation at the Great Falls this day, I set out this Morning at...
3March 1786 (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 1st. Thermometer at in the Morning— at Noon and at Night. The Snow which fell in the night was little, if any over an inch deep this Morning. The forenoon of the day was variable and foggy—the afternoon clear, warm, and pleasant till the evening, when it lowered and threatned a disagreeable change. After a very early breakfast at Abingdon I set off for the meeting at the Great falls...
4April 1786 (Washington Papers)
Saturday 1st. Thermometer at 34 in the Morning—34 at Noon and 32 at Night. A very disagreeable mixture of Rain and fine hail fell all day, with a fresh and cold No. easterly wind. Towards night and in the Night it snowed. Few days or Nights this year have been more inclemt. and disagreeable than this. Sunday 2d. Thermometer at 31 in the morning—40 at Noon and 41 at Night. A very hard frost...
5May [1786] (Washington Papers)
Monday first. Rid to the Fishing landing and to the Plantations at the Ferry, Dogue run, and Muddy hole; perceived the Siberian Wheat at the two first had come up thinly which I attributed partly to bad seed and partly to too thin sowing as the Oats and Barley at all three were also too thin and where the ground had been wet, and hard baked none appeared. Set them to drilling the common Corn...
6June [1786] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 1st. Thermometer at 68 in the Morning—72 at Noon and 70 at Night. Misting in the Morning and at Intervals all day with the wind at No. Et. and at times fresh. Rid to my Plantations at Muddy hole and in the Neck; at the latter the People were setting Corn in the field of experiments, furthest cut. The Peas at this place have come up very indifferently, and looked badly. The Barley also...